melanoma

IPA: mɛɫʌnˈoʊmʌ

(oncology, pathology) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.

Examples of "melanoma" in Sentences

He died of a metastatic melanoma.
Interference with melanoma diagnosis.
Adjuvant therapy in malignant melanoma.
Her early death was the result of malignant melanoma.
Radiotherapy has a role in the palliation of metastatic melanoma.
Acral lentiginous melanoma is a kind of lentiginous skin melanoma.
Acral lentiginous melanoma is a kind of lentiginous skin cancer skin melanoma.
Lentigo maligna melanoma is a melanoma that has evolved from a lentigo maligna.
Other melanomas form from a mole or freckle that is already present in the skin.
However, there are cases in which maverick melanoma cells may bring about a recurrence after many years.